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Purple Rumped Sunbird  Leptocoma zeylonica,Purple-rumped Sunbird Click/tap to enlarge

Purple Rumped Sunbird

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The purple-rumped sunbird is a sunbird endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. Like other sunbirds, they are small in size, feeding mainly on nectar but sometimes take insects, particularly when feeding young. They can hover for short durations but usually perch to feed.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Gurukrishna
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By Gurukrishna

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Uploaded Apr 23, 2014. Captured Mar 17, 2014 21:05.
  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 250mm